Blue Jays Sail Past Spartans in Non-Conference Action

Apr 21, 2007

YORK, PA-The York College women’s
lacrosse team fell to Elizabethtown College 22-10 in a
non-conference contest at a sunny Kinsley Field on Saturday
afternoon. The Blue Jays improve to 11-3 overall while the Spartans
fall to 5-8 for the campaign.
The Spartans opened the scoring at the 27:10
mark of the first as Brianna Yapps (Joppa, MD/Fallston) received a
pass from Jaclyn Girsh (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) and put the ball in
the back of the net for the 1-0 lead. The Blue Jays tied the game
exactly one minute later on a Katie Caprinolo goal from Megan
Byrnes. That goal kick started an eight goal run that covered 10
minutes as the Spartans found themselves down big midway through
the half. The green and white went on a spurt of their own as they
scored three straight to trim their deficit to 8-4. The Blue Jays
ended the half by scoring the final five goals of the stanza to
take a 13-4 lead at the intermission.
Yapps again opened the scoring in the half but,
again, the Blue Jays went on another run. This time they scored
four straight as the lead grew to 17-5. Each team scored five goals
over the final 15 minutes of the game to provide for the final
margin.
Byrnes led the Blue Jays with seven points on
five goals and two assists. Caprinolo added six goals for six
points while Stephanie Kreis added four goals. Kelsea Kozak chipped
in with four points on a goal and three assists.
The Spartans were paced by Yapps as she tallied
five goals. Kaitlin Davis (Annapolis, MD/St. Mary's) added two
goals while Girsh had two points on a goal and an assist.
Jenn Hawkins earned the win as she allowed six
goals with six saves in 48 minutes of work. Becca Watkins relieved
Hawkins and made four saves while she allowed four goals. Spartan
sophomore Anne Fuestle (Baltimore, MD/Catonsville) made five saves
as she allowed 21 goals in 56 minutes of action.
The Blue Jays held a 35-24 edge in total shots
while they also had a 21-15 edge in ground balls. The Spartans
committed 24 turnovers to 17 for Elizabethtown. The Spartans held a
significant edge in draw controls, 23-11, for the game.
The Spartans return to action on Sunday
afternoon as they travel to Catholic University to face the
Cardinals in the quarterfinals of the Capital Athletic Conference
tournament. Game time in Washington, DC is 1:00 pm.